Articles by Sarah Avery
AI model predicts risks and potential causes of adolescent mental illness
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Duke Health researchers accurately predicted when adolescents were at high risk for future serious mental health issues before symptoms become severe. Unlike prior models that primarily rely on existing symptoms, the AI model identified underlying causes, such as sleep disturbances and family conflict, that could be used to prescribe interventions.
Our Second Home: Building the next generation of leaders with refugee backgrounds
Sarah Avery from Our Second Home (OSH) writes about how you can get involved in supporting OSH residentials for young people with refugee status or seeking asylum. We are Our Second Home, a youth movement of young people with refugee backgrounds. OSH was started by former youth leaders who wanted to open up the transformative experience of a youth movement to the thousands of young people in the UK who may lack the vital community and support that is fundamental to flourish into adulthood.
Reaching New Heights in Cancer Care
The only way to ascend a mountain is by putting one foot ahead of the other, one step and then another, over and again. That tenacity took Shelley Hwang, MD, to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2021, the highest mountain in Africa. It’s also led her to the pinnacle of a research quest that began decades ago as a daunting challenge.
Study confirms brief apnea risk after vaccination of hospitalized preemies
Hospitalized premature infants who received recommended two-month vaccinations had an increased risk of a short episode of apnea, but no serious complications arose, according to a study led by Duke Health researchers. Appearing in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, the study confirms previous findings linking apnea, which is a pause in breathing, to vaccinations among premature babies.
Study in mice links immune system to ADHD, neurobehavioral conditions
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Study in mice links immune system to ADHD, neurobehavioral conditions
Building on research that has linked immune responses with certain neurobehavioral conditions, researchers at Duke Health have identified how a key infection-fighting function is involved in triggering hyperactive behaviors in mice. The finding, appearing this month in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, adds insight to an on-off switch for genes called STAT1.
Immune sensitivity links race and survival after prostate cancer immunotherapy
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Black men with advanced prostate cancer have a greater chance of survival after immunotherapy treatment, at least in part, because of ancestral gene variants in immune responses.
GPS-like system shows promise as HIV vaccine strategy to elicit critical antibodies
A team led by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) has developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Publishing in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, the study describes an approach that provides step-by-step directions for the immune system to generate the elusive, yet necessary antibodies for a successful HIV vaccine. "HIV is the fastest-evolving virus known.
New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies
In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke Health researchers have detailed how two common gene variants among African Americans can cause kidney failure. The finding, reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could point to new treatment approaches and advance investigational therapies that block the gene.
Tumor biology may underlie racial differences in certain breast cancer outcomes
Regardless of socioeconomic factors and tumor variables, Black women with triple negative breast cancer have a significantly poorer response to chemotherapy than white women, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report. The finding, published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests that this type of aggressive cancer may not be the same tumor in all patients, contributing to differences in treatment outcomes for racial and ethnic groups.
Survey finds link between drug/cannabis use during pregnancy and certain childhood cancers
While the risks of drug use, smoking and drinking during pregnancy are widely accepted, a new survey of parents has identified clear associations between certain types of childhood cancers and gestational substance use, notably cannabis. The study—led by Duke Health and appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention—adds specificity to the potential harms of drug and alcohol use during pregnancy.
HIV vaccine takes step forward with confirmation of neutralizing antibodies
The path to a successful HIV vaccine depends on a critical first step—activating specific immune cells that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies. Reporting Jan. 4 in the journal Cell, a research team led by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has achieved that requisite initial step in a study using monkeys. The next phase of the work will now move to testing in humans.
Preservation NC director gives CPR to state's historic buildings Original
J. Myrick Howard, executive director of Preservation North Carolina, was photographed Aug. 5, 1997 in the Briggs Hardware Building in Raleigh. Editor's Note: J. Myrick Howard previously was honored as a News & Observer Tar Heel of the Week. This story was originally published Aug. 10, 1997. He was named The N&O's Tar Heel of the Year in 2023. J.
To the Editor: Election interference in Montclair
Photo Credit: Shutterstock On November 7, 2023, I observed campaign signs for the incumbent Montclair Board of Education candidates placed within 3 feet of polling places in Montclair. I posted the legal statute N.J.S.A. 19:34-15 that prohibits campaigning within 100 feet of a polling place on several local Facebook groups: Montclair Residents for Responsible Government, Secret Montclair and Aware in Montclair.
Machine Learning Model using Retinal Images Detects Early Signs of Cognitive Decline Leading to Alzheimer's Disease
Title: Duke Researchers Develop Non-Invasive Model to Detect Cognitive Impairment Subtitle: Machine Learning Analyzes Retinal Images to Identify Early Signs of Cognitive Decline Date: [Current Date] Author: Sarah Avery DURHAM, NC – Researchers at Duke Health have developed a revolutionary machine learning model that utilizes retinal images to differentiate between normal cognitive function and mild cognitive impairment, potentially indicating the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Health Workers Can Face Moral Injury Similar To Combat Vets
Health care workers experienced high rates of potential “moral injury” that are comparable to rates experienced by military veterans, according to a new study. “Moral injuries can happen when health care workers’ values and beliefs conflict with their actions or the ways they witness others acting,” says lead author Jason Nieuwsma, a researcher with the Department of Veterans Affairs and psychiatry and behavioral sciences department at Duke University School of Medicine.
Baby Receives World’s First Combination Heart Transplant-Thymus Procedure
A baby believed to be the first person to receive a combination heart transplant and allogeneic processed thymus tissue implantation appears to be gaining the immune cells necessary to reduce or eliminate the need for prolonged use of toxic anti-rejection drugs. The two procedures -- performed at Duke University Hospital last summer under an expanded access application that was cleared by the FDA -- represent a milestone in heart transplantation.
Mammograms Over-diagnose 1 In 7 Breast Cancers In The US
Over-diagnosis is a tricky concept because it cannot be observed directly," says Marc Ryser says. "If a cancer is found by screening mammography, then the woman receives treatment, and we cannot know whether she would have developed signs and symptoms in her remaining lifetime had she been left untreated About one in seven breast cancers detected by mammogram screening in the United States are over-diagnosed, according to a new study.
Executions pose dilemma for doctors
Medical board argues law's intent Doctors were never meant to play an active role in executions, the N.C. Medical Board argues in a brief it filed Wednesday with the N.C. Supreme Court. The board, which is embroiled in a legal challenge over the way North Carolina carries out the death penalty, contends that the state legislature used specific language requiring doctors to "be present" at executions, but explicitly did not say they should participate.
Why You Shouldn't Pressure A Picky Eater
Image by mathgun The researchers say survey participants clearly found some foods aversive, not merely unpleasant. This likely intensified their feeling of being trapped and made to do something disgusting if they were asked to eat that food.national license Forcing a picky eater doesn’t help, survey results indicate.
Supportive Strategies Help “Picky Eaters” Deal with Food Aversions
In a large national survey, adults who struggled with picky eating habits as children overwhelmingly said they benefitted more from positive and encouraging strategies their parents used than forceful or coercive approaches. The research, led by a team at Duke Health, was conducted among a generation of people who struggled with food avoidance before it was identified in 2013 as a psychiatric condition called Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Newly Identified Antibody Can Be Targeted by HIV Vaccines
By Sarah Avery, Duke Health A newly identified group of antibodies that binds to a coating of sugars on the outer shell of HIV is effective in neutralizing the virus and points to a novel vaccine approach that could also potentially be used against SARS-CoV-2 and fungal pathogens, researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute report.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Heart That Saves You May Be Your Own by Merrie Haskell
You are a girl alone on a prairie. You hunt alone and you sleep alone. You sleep alone, with your thighs clamped tight on nothing at night, but not too tight. You carry a rifle and a dream of a white dress. You sleep under the stars. You hunt. You were a farm-girl once. You fell in love at a husking bee, your heart flipping open like a broken-clasped locket, showing a hidden face to the world ’til you scrabbled to snap it shut once more.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Drowned God’s Heresy by Lavie Tidhar
1. It was early evening on the docks of Vinay-Rin, a hot day with no breeze. Men perspired and dogs slept in the shade. The corpse of a Merlangai merchant rotted in the alleyway under the Sign of the Fish. No one attempted to move it. It smelled like molluscs and shrimp. Gorel of Goliris sat at a table at the nearby No Way Inn. He wore his twin guns that bore the seven-pointed star of vanished Goliris. He was clean-shaven, relatively sober, and his boots, for once, were clear of mud.
Discrimination Linked to Obesity and Heart Disease Risk in Some Black Women
A combination of a gene and daily-life stress contributes to disease risk in both Black and white women, but the stressors are different between the races A genetic variation in combination with the stress of racial discrimination appears to increase the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases among Black women, according to a recent study from Duke Health researchers.
Genetic and Physiological Characterization of the Antibacterial Activity of Bacillus inaquosorum Strain T1 Effective Against pirABVp-Bearing Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Genetics and Molecular Biology Sarah E. Avery, Susannah P. Ruzbarsky, Amanda M. Hise, Harold J. Schreier DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01950-20 ABSTRACT Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) is caused by PirAB toxin-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus and has devastated the global shrimp aquaculture industry. One approach for preventing growth of AHPND-producing Vibrio spp. is through the application of beneficial bacteria capable of inhibiting these pathogens.
CERT training: Learning while helping your community
“You are the help until help arrives,” declares the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its call for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers. The CERT program trains laypeople to assist professional first responders when a disaster strikes. These volunteers are a “force multiplier,” taking care of tasks like checking homes after an evacuation or reporting dangerous events or areas as they’re discovered.
Bonners Ferry Herald
| April 9, 2020 1:00 AM Tuesday night, April 7, showed a brilliant supermoon, the largest one of 2020. These are some photos taken from around the county. Thank you for sharing them! Photo by MICHELLE KIM Photo by CHERYL DUNNINGTON Photo by HEATHER MALONE MURRAY Photo by SARAH REBEKAH AVERY Photo by MARTHA McLEISH DANIEL Photo by RUSTY RITZ Photo by SARAH REBEKAH AVERY Photo by LISA MILLER CRAIG
Progressive Prepping 101: Online Resources
After Hurricane Sandy, I set out to find a broader range of resources than my three humble books and my one knowledgeable neighbor. Over the five years since, I’ve seen every kind of prepper site you’ve imagined, some delightful kinds you never guessed at, and a few kinds you probably wouldn’t want to. This post includes my favorites of a few types I think will be helpful and comfortable for leftward-leaning readers who are just starting to think about readying their households for the unexpected.
Blood Pressure Swings May Be An Early Warning For Heart Disease
Variable blood pressure readings could be an overlooked early warning sign of heart disease, researchers report. In their new analysis, the researchers found that wide swings in blood pressure readings among young adults associate with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease by middle age. The finding suggests that the current practice of averaging blood pressure readings to determine whether medications are necessary could mask a potential early warning sign from the fluctuations themselves.
Blood Pressure Swings May Be An Early Warning For Heart Disease
Variable blood pressure readings could be an overlooked early warning sign of heart disease, researchers report. In their new analysis, the researchers found that wide swings in blood pressure readings among young adults associate with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease by middle age. The finding suggests that the current practice of averaging blood pressure readings to determine whether medications are necessary could mask a potential early warning sign from the fluctuations themselves.
New Technique Visually Depicts How Cancer Cells Grow and Spread in Colon Tissue
Even before cancer is detectable, glow-in-the-dark cells show mutations driving malignancy Duke Cancer Institute researchers have observed how stem cell mutations quietly arise and spread throughout a widening field of the colon until they eventually predominate and become a malignancy. Using an innovative modeling system in mice, the researchers visually tagged colon cancer mutations by causing stem cells to glow.
Doctors at Duke University Hospital Perform First DCD Heart Transplant in U.S.
A heart transplant team at Duke University Hospital became the first in the U.S. to transplant an adult heart into a recipient through a process known as Donation after Circulatory Death, or DCD. Duke is one of five centers in the United States that has been approved to perform DCD heart transplants as part of a recently launched clinical trial of a device to circulate warm, oxygenated blood through organs. Traditionally, heart donations have depended on a declaration of brain death.
Duke Teams Earn NIH Funding as Part of National Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis
More than $24 million in funding is part of the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative Research teams from Duke received more than $24 million in federal grants to address challenges related to pain and the opioid crisis, with more than $19 million awarded to investigators from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), the world’s largest academic research organization. The grants are part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (NIH HEAL Initiative).
Why Some Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Should Skip Aspirin
The drugs apixaban and clopidogrel—without aspirin—comprise the safest treatment regimen for certain patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib), according to new research. The finding—which applies specifically to patients with A-fib who have had a heart attack and/or are undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention—should reassure clinicians and patients that dropping aspirin results in no significant increase in ischemic events such as heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots.
Cancer Cells Steer a Jagged Path
Duke, Rice researchers define a small protein's central role in tumor mechanics A jagged little protein appears to be a key to how cancer stem cells differentiate and enable metastasis, according to researchers at Duke Cancer Institute and Rice University. Rice scientists who have formed several theories on how cancer grows and spreads connected the dots for a more complete picture of tumor mechanics.
Duke Health Team Performs First Bilateral Hand Transplant on Thanksgiving Day
In another first for the state and the region, a Duke Health team of over 40 hand surgeons, anesthesiologists, operating room staff, residents, fellows, lab technicians, and other key staff performed a bilateral hand transplant on Thanksgiving Day. The procedure, led by hand transplant surgeon Linda Cendales, M.D., director of the Duke Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Program, added poignancy to a holiday that already inspires reflection on the meaning of gratitude and generosity.
Overland Park Police Department
on the phone with dad letting him know the car broke down and I said, "well a cop is pulling up, hopefully they aren't an ass about me being stalled here. I hate this more than they do, I guarantee that". The officer came to my window and asked if I was okay. I said AAA was on there way about 10 minutes away. He said great, I'll stay in my car until they arrive. AAA arrived. The officer stupid by the entire time then left once my car was operable. Very kind and understand ing.
The Overland Park Police Department... - Overland Park Police Department
WEEKDAY OVERNIGHT LANE & RAMP CLOSURES: The follo...wing northbound and southbound I-35 lane and ramp closures will be in place for full and partial depth pavement patching work this week, weather permitting. > > > > SPECIAL NOTE > > > > > Due to potential traffic delays, the contractor will now place additional variable message boards on I-35, U.S. 69 and I-435, as needed, to provide drivers advance warning of these delays so that they may utilize alternate routes.
Vice President Visits to Discuss Cancer 'Moonshot'
Durham, NC - Invoking the aspirational spirit that put U.S. astronauts on the moon, Vice President Joe Biden visited Duke Health today as part of the national “moonshot” initiative he is leading to advance cancer research.With the Duke Cancer Institute and the Duke University School of Medicine as a backdrop, the vice president cited the unique history of the Research Triangle area, where major universities, biotechnology companies and federal research agencies have long combined forces.
A kidney renews a friend's life
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - An instant bond of friendship formed between Lori Christian and Marie Molin when they met through their children eight years ago. Highlights By Sarah Avery McClatchy Newspapers (www.mctdirect.com) 10/17/2008 (1 decade ago) Published in Health Molin taught Christian's youngest child in preschool and kindergarten, and the two women had one of those small-world ties where other family members had known each other for years.
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